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Thursday, July 10, 2008

EAGER READERS: Starting early - Going Strong

It is never too early to start reading to your child! In the womb or in the rocking chair - read! Let them hear your voice, let them hear the language, and connect reading with a positive experience from an early age. Talking, reading, and interaction with small children stimulates mental development and helps them develop the skills to not just learn to read but so much more.

In OKC Area?

Perfect for parents and volunteers. Learn how to share a picture book with a group of children and make book time fun! Conducted by library professional, Marilyn A. Hudson. Contact: marilynahudson@yahoo.com

FOR PARENTS

STORYTIME HELPS

Be Willing to Make People Laugh:

If it Encourages a Child to Read!

'OK KIDS COUNT"

WHO BENEFITS?

Are you a parent, child-care provider, librarian, or grandparent? Child sized stories provides resources, ideas, how-to information, discussions, and events that will help you to motivate and inspire y a child to love stories written and told. Leave a comment with your own ideas, comments, etc. so that others may benefit as well.

FOR PROFESSIONALS

EDUCATIONAL RUBRICS

AWARD BOOKS / LISTS

PARENTS AS TEACHERS

Helping Children from Birth On

FAIRY TALES

Hans Christian Anderson created new fairy tales.

This Blog Was Born July 10, 2008

This site is intended to serve as a tool for children's librarians, storytellers, parents, and caregivers who wish to get practical and workable ideas for programs, storytelling, storytimes, and events to encourage reading and connect books and kids. Please feel free to submit your own original ideas or resources. They will be credited to you through a by-line. Many parts of this blog are drawn from my manual, "OFF THE PAGE!: Basic Tips for Conducting a Storytime" (2005). Some of the material was developed for workshops, such as "Encyclo-Media" and other venues. Some of the material presented here was originally presented in a manual for children's services in the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma City-County (Okahoma). The content was based on story times and events I developed while working as a children's librarian, and outreach specialist there. Other material was developed as a Pre-K-12 licensed Library Media Specialist with Norman Public Schools. Other content was developed as a professional storyteller in Oklahoma. To the best of my ability I believe the content is original. - Marilyn A. Hudson